Don't read too much into that. AT&T isn't about to give store shelf space to the Nexus One as it does Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone. Would-be owners of the device hoping to hook up with the former Ms. Bell's network will have to buy directly from Google.

Canada won't make for as big a battleground, though Rogers is also an iPhone partner. Local hero Research In Motion (Nasdaq: RIMM) is too dominant a supplier in the Great White North.

How will Nexus One fare against the iPhone here in the U.S.? Not well, I'm guessing. Early sales data was less-than-encouraging and we know that developers love the iPhone. They've created more than 150,000 apps for the device, which users consume in far greater volume than peers who use Android phones and Palm's (Nasdaq: PALM) webOS-powered devices.

So while AT&T may enjoy its dalliance with Android, it has every reason to stay hitched to Apple and the iPhone. In this telecom triangle, Google's the odd company out.

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Verizon and AT&T = The Most Expensive Wireless Calling Plans in America

Wireless Profit Margins:

Verizon Wireless = 45 percent

AT&T = 39 percent

Sprint = 18.2 percent

Now we know where Verizon and AT&T get all that money to run commercials 24x7 and pay out big executive bonuses -- the American consumer.

Not all pricing claims are the same. The advantages consumers get with Sprint’s $69.99 Everything Data plan include nationwide unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited Web, unlimited GPS navigation and unlimited calling to any mobile in America, compared to AT&T and Verizon’s $69.99 pricing plans, which are good for unlimited talk only. And Sprint’s $69.99 plans are available with any phone while AT&T and Verizon’s are limited to lower-end phones.

AT&T and Verizon have attempted to confuse the marketplace by lowering their pricing to $69.99, but theirs are for calling only. In today’s economic environment customers are interested in more than just voice pricing. They also want the best value for all the other things they rely on their wireless phone for and Sprint delivers. Sprint's Everything Data plans start at $69.99 per month and include Any Mobile, Anytime for unlimited calling with any U.S. wireless user, plus unlimited text, picture and video messaging, e-mail, Web browsing, social networking and more.

4G wireless--which operates at speeds up to 10 times greater than today's 3G networks--could become a reality for many businesses and consumers over the coming year. Sprint, the current 4G leader, says it will introduce its first 4G smartphone before mid-year.

Sprint Nextel is expected to unveil the first phone compatible with its fourth-generation mobile network at a wireless conference next week, according to people familiar with the matter.

The device, made by HTC Corp. and dubbed the Supersonic, represents Sprint's latest and biggest bet that its WiMax network and promises of a speedier wireless connection.